Marlin Junky
12-20-2012, 05:45 PM
Currently, I'm using a hodgepodge of dies to load '06 and want to take it up a notch. Who makes the best quality neck sizers these days?
I started reloading the '06 for shooting cast with a Lee Collet Sizer and a Lyman M-Die, but got unacceptable run-out more often than when using an RCBS FL sizer backed way off, followed by the M-Die. The Lee Collet Die is still involved in the process for spent primer removal only (it's backed off to the point where it doesn't performing any sizing) because I don't what to run the case necks over the unsupported, tight fitting de-priming button of the RCBS FL die. The RCBS FL die is adjusted to only size the first 1/4" of the '06 necks and even though the M-Die needs to open the necks up quite a bit to accept a boolit, the necks usually remain concentric to the body (at least while using my Remington 30-'06 cases).
Boolit seating is done with an RCBS Comp seater using a bushing that fits the .311" boolits pretty well; however, the bushing itself rattles around inside the die, which needs to be rectified.
Thanks for your input,
MJ
I started reloading the '06 for shooting cast with a Lee Collet Sizer and a Lyman M-Die, but got unacceptable run-out more often than when using an RCBS FL sizer backed way off, followed by the M-Die. The Lee Collet Die is still involved in the process for spent primer removal only (it's backed off to the point where it doesn't performing any sizing) because I don't what to run the case necks over the unsupported, tight fitting de-priming button of the RCBS FL die. The RCBS FL die is adjusted to only size the first 1/4" of the '06 necks and even though the M-Die needs to open the necks up quite a bit to accept a boolit, the necks usually remain concentric to the body (at least while using my Remington 30-'06 cases).
Boolit seating is done with an RCBS Comp seater using a bushing that fits the .311" boolits pretty well; however, the bushing itself rattles around inside the die, which needs to be rectified.
Thanks for your input,
MJ